Gary Adams (golf) - Wikipedia
Gary Adams was an American salesman, founder of TaylorMade Golf, Founders Club, McHenry Metals, and nominal inventor of the modern "metal wood." After leaving college, he started working as a golf salesman.
About Us | TaylorMade Golf
In the spring of 1979 a golf equipment salesman named Gary Adams took out a $24,000 loan on his home and founded the TaylorMade Golf Company. He rented a 6,000 square-foot building that at one time housed a television assembly plant.
Anniversary Of A Revolution - Global Golf Post
Jul 30, 2019 · Adams started TaylorMade in his hometown of McHenry, Ill., in 1979. At first these metal-headed implements were made of stainless steel. According to Brad Adams, Gary’s son, his father named TaylorMade Golf after his friend Jimmy Taylor, a highly regarded golf industry sales representative.
Gary Adams passes away - GolfMagic
Nov 1, 2023 · The loss of Taylor-Made founder Gary Adams who passed away late recently was a shock to the golfing world. Gary Adams was known as the “Father of the Metal Wood,” and helped establish the...
Inside TaylorMade: Meet the Masterminds Behind Your Golf Clubs
Aug 17, 2024 · Unveil the innovative minds like founder Gary Adams, revolutionary CEO Mark King, and engineer Tom Olsavsky shaping top-quality golf equipment. Explore the precision design process, customization options, and sustainability initiatives setting TaylorMade apart in the golfing realm.
Remembering Gary Adams With The Original One - SCOREGolf
May 3, 2019 · But there was one more thing they wanted to show me: the brand new Original One Mini Driver, a tribute to Adams 40 years later, laced with all of the same product technologies currently found in TaylorMade’s much larger, 460 cc, M5 and M6 drivers.
Gary Adams | Illinois Golf Hall of Fame
Gary founded TaylorMade Golf Company in McHenry, Illinois in 1979. Adams pioneered a new era in golf with his creation and introduction of the Taylor Made metalwood for the company he founded. Taylor Made's quick success spawned a revolution centered on …
Gary Vale Adams (1943-2000) - Find a Grave Memorial
Gary Adams, one of the golf industry's true visionaries, was widely recognized as the father of the metalwood. He founded Taylor Made Golf Co. in McHenry, Illinois in 1979. In 1995, he received the PGA of America's highest honor, the Ernie Sabayrac …
The Golf Entrepreneurs: Striking It Rich with Metalwoods - Pro …
Jun 7, 2022 · First, there’s Gary Adams, who started TaylorMade Golf, Founders Club, and McHenry Metals. Not everyone will strike it rich in golf with a new product, but a few, like Adams, certainly...
TaylorMade Metal Wood: Part 1. McHenry Illinois - A Peek at the …
It all started in McHenry, Illinois in 1979. It was in a 6,000 square foot building in McHenry, located 60 miles northwest of Chicago that Gary Adams created the TaylorMade Metal Wood. Adams was the son of an Illinois golf professional.
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